Posts tagged with "Braden Holtby"
Wilson Ready to Make Strong Impact This Season
September 17th, 2017 BALLSTON - Upon his return to Kettler Capitals Iceplex for his fifth NHL season, Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson affirmed that one of the best parts of the start of training camp is reuniting with his team. "It's probably one of the highlights when you come back after the summer," Wilson said. "Just seeing all the guys and...
Less Pressure Will Equal Capitals Playoff Success
August 30th, 2017 Pressure is defined as "the stress or urgency of matters demanding attention" in Merriam-Webster's dictionary. Successful teams in the NHL are measured by how well they deal with pressure, especially in the playoffs. A sense of urgency and dealing with stress may seem so simple to accomplish from the outside looking in, particularly...
Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders
August 11th, 2017 Ranking NHL Teams By Forwards Ranking NHL Teams By Defencemen The NHL season doesn’t start for another two months — not until October 4 — but with rosters mostly set by now, we can rank the 31 teams by positional strength in terms of forwards, defencemen and goaltenders. These rankings, based on projected depth...
It's Not Cup or Bust for Ovechkin
August 10th, 2017 This past season was one that definitely seemed like "the year" for the Washington Capitals. Not only did they clinch their division and the Eastern Conference, dominating all of their opponents throughout the year, they also took home their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy. Despite all of their regular season accomplishments,...
2017 Vezina Trophy Winner: Sergei Bobrovsky
June 21st, 2017 Sergei Bobrovsky has won the 2017 Vezina Trophy - the award handed out annually to the best goaltender in the NHL. In a season that saw the Columbus Blue Jackets netminder also earn a spot as a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy - awarded to the league's Most Valuable Player, Bobrovsky was the clear favorite to win the...
Ranking the Best Goalies of the 2016-17 Regular Season
May 13th, 2017 An NHL goalie’s job is pretty simple: stop vulcanized rubber disks from crossing the goal line. Do it more than the goalie at the other end of the rink and you’re credited with a win. At THW we offer you our NHL Goalie Rankings for the 2016-17 season. So, who was the best goalie in 2016-17 regular season? For practical...
